I honestly don't mind whether there's more or less realistic skin tone representation in emojis, because that's the point. They're just emojis. I'm against both sides on this. Side A needs to stop getting so emotional about other people getting options that befit their different preference, and Side B needs to stop investing so much yearning for representation in something so trivial and inapplicable to the actual issue of personal fulfillment - the end goal is that there's different coloured faces; it doesn't say anything about society, it doesn't have deeper meaning in its application.

If you text "have to go to the dentist today" followed by a sad emoji, I guarentee you 99% of people - black, white, Asian or otherwise - aren't projecting themselves onto the little image of a face and wishing it represented them better, or remained neutrally implicit. It's just used to add emotional context to the sentence, and if you're maling them a social issue on either side of the fence, you seriously need to calm down and assess your priorities. They're just smiley faces, people.